Patents by Inventor Timo Schindler

Timo Schindler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11462890
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement, which comprises two switch cabinet racks interconnected by means of a baying connector, the switch cabinet racks each having a profile web, which lie in a first common plane and by means of which the switch cabinet racks adjoin each other, and wherein the switch cabinet racks each have a mounting side which lie in a second common plane and face an interior space of the interconnected switch cabinet racks each, the first and the second plane extending parallel to one another and being spaced apart from one another, wherein the baying connector is completely arranged between the first and the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Timo Schindler, Michael Hof
  • Patent number: 11444438
    Abstract: A switch cabinet frame rack with multiple profile struts and a rectangular base frame, the underside of which is an outer side of the switch cabinet frame rack, which has at least one through-opening, wherein the through-opening is closed by a skid which is detachable mounted on the outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Timo Schindler, Wolfgang Reuter, Thomas Klaner
  • Patent number: 11396767
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge assembly for a switch cabinet, comprising a housing-side hinge half and a door-side hinge half, which are connected to one another such that they swivel in relation to one another, wherein the housing-side hinge half has a mounting flange for securing to a vertical profile of a switch cabinet housing, as well as two hinge bolts extending in a vertical direction, arranged at a distance to one another in the vertical direction and facing one another with the free ends thereof, wherein the hinge bolts are accommodated in a respective bolt seat of the housing-side hinge half, wherein the hinge bolts are accommodated in their respective bolt seat such that they cannot move at least in the vertical direction, and in that they protrude from the respective bolt seat via their free ends, wherein the door-side hinge half has a bolt-receiving means with a vertical measurement that is less than or equal to the distance of the free ends of the hinge bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Timo Schindler
  • Publication number: 20210332623
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge assembly for a switch cabinet, comprising a housing-side hinge half and a door-side hinge half, which are connected to one another such that they swivel in relation to one another, wherein the housing-side hinge half has a mounting flange for securing to a vertical profile of a switch cabinet housing, as well as two hinge bolts extending in a vertical direction, arranged at a distance to one another in the vertical direction and facing one another with the free ends thereof, wherein the hinge bolts are accommodated in a respective bolt seat of the housing-side hinge half, wherein the hinge bolts are accommodated in their respective bolt seat such that they cannot move at least in the vertical direction, and in that they protrude from the respective bolt seat via their free ends, wherein the door-side hinge half has a bolt-receiving means with a vertical measurement that is less than or equal to the distance of the free ends of the hinge bolts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang REUTER, Timo SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20210151960
    Abstract: A switch cabinet frame rack with multiple profile struts and a rectangular base frame, the underside of which is an outer side of the switch cabinet frame rack, which has at least one through-opening, wherein the through-opening is closed by a skid which is detachable mounted on the outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Timo SCHINDLER, Wolfgang REUTER, Thomas KLANER
  • Patent number: 10925390
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rack for a switchgear cabinet arrangement, comprising a main frame that includes four vertical profiled struts and eight horizontal profiled struts, four of said profiled struts forming a rectangular rack frame (4) having a constant cross-section; the rack frame has a peripheral receptacle which is formed by at least two sides of the profiled struts and which is open towards an external side of the rack frame; the disclosed rack is characterized in that a rectangular additional frame is inserted into the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Timo Schindler, Matthias Müller
  • Patent number: 10903629
    Abstract: A switch cabinet (1) comprising a square rack (2) consisting of four vertical profiles (3) and eight horizontal profiles (4), wherein four of the profiles (3, 4) form the rectangular profile frame and two of the four profiles (3, 4) forming the profile frame and extending in parallel to one another each include a first fastening profile side (5) having a first row of fastening mounts (6) spaced apart from one another while maintaining a constant grid dimension (M), wherein the first fastening profile sides (5) are situated in a common plane (E) and mounted on these two first fastening profile sides (5) is a first interior structural component (7) extending between the parallel profiles, which includes a mounting side (8) having a second row of fastening mounts (9), which extend perpendicularly to the first row (6), characterized in that the second row of fastening mounts (9) is arranged in the direction of extension (y) of the first row of fastening mounts (6) while maintaining the grid dimension (M) of the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Schindler, Daniel Brück, Heiko Holighaus
  • Publication number: 20200366069
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement, which comprises two switch cabinet racks interconnected by means of a baying connector, the switch cabinet racks each having a profile web, which lie in a first common plane and by means of which the switch cabinet racks adjoin each other, and wherein the switch cabinet racks each have a mounting side which lie in a second common plane and face an interior space of the interconnected switch cabinet racks each, the first and the second plane extending parallel to one another and being spaced apart from one another, wherein the baying connector is completely arranged between the first and the second plane
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang REUTER, Timo SCHINDLER, Michael HOF
  • Publication number: 20200274335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rack for a switchgear cabinet arrangement, comprising a main frame that includes four vertical profiled struts and eight horizontal profiled struts, four of said profiled struts forming a rectangular rack frame (4) having a constant cross-section; the rack frame has a peripheral receptacle which is formed by at least two sides of the profiled struts and which is open towards an external side of the rack frame; the disclosed rack is characterized in that a rectangular additional frame is inserted into the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang REUTER, Timo SCHINDLER, Matthias MÜLLER
  • Patent number: 10396531
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frame profile for a frame rack of a switch cabinet, wherein the frame profile has: a first and a second profile web, wherein a free end of the first profile web has a first sealing edge, and a free end of the second profile web has a second sealing edge, a first mounting side with fixing receptacles, which first mounting side is spaced apart from the first sealing edge by a first dimension of a first connecting side of the first profile web, which connects the first mounting side to the first sealing edge, a second mounting side with fixing receptacles, which second mounting side is spaced apart from the second sealing edge by a second dimension of a second connecting side of the second profile web, which connects the second mounting side to the second sealing edge, characterized in that at least one of the profile webs has an undercut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Reuter, Daniel Brück, Timo Schindler, Hartmut Paul, Heiko Holighaus
  • Publication number: 20190214798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a switch cabinet comprising a square rack consisting of four vertical profiles and eight horizontal profiles, wherein four of the profiles form the rectangular profile frame and two of the four profiles forming the profile frame and extending in parallel to one another each include a first fastening profile side having a first row of fastening mounts spaced apart from one another while maintaining a constant grid dimension, wherein the first fastening profile sides are situated in a common plane and mounted on these two first fastening profile sides is a first interior structural component extending between the parallel profiles, which includes a mounting side having a second row of fastening mounts, which extend perpendicularly to the first row, wherein the second row of fastening mounts is arranged in the direction of extension of the first row of fastening mounts while maintaining the grid dimension of the first row of fastening mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Timo SCHINDLER, Daniel BRÜCK, Heiko HOLIGHAUS
  • Patent number: 10277014
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a frame profile of a rack for a switching or distribution cabinet, which forms a vertical and/or horizontal profile of the rack, consisting of a plurality of profile sections, which at least in part fit into each other, in order to form an open or closed hollow profile, with the additional features: at least one first profile section which has a plurality of attachment openings, wherein a first surface of the profile section determines an exterior assembly plane; by at least one second profile section a sealing plane for sealing of the inner area of the rack is defined; the outer assembly plane is displaced by the sealing plane to the inner area of the rack; and the attachment openings of the first profile section point away from the inner area of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Brueck, Heiko Holighaus, Hartmut Paul, Wolfgang Reuter, Timo Schindler
  • Publication number: 20180375302
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frame profile for a frame rack of a switch cabinet, wherein the frame profile has: a first and a second profile web, wherein a free end of the first profile web has a first sealing edge, and a free end of the second profile web has a second sealing edge, a first mounting side with fixing receptacles, which first mounting side is spaced apart from the first sealing edge by a first dimension of a first connecting side of the first profile web, which connects the first mounting side to the first sealing edge, a second mounting side with fixing receptacles, which second mounting side is spaced apart from the second sealing edge by a second dimension of a second connecting side of the second profile web, which connects the second mounting side to the second sealing edge, characterized in that at least one of the profile webs has an undercut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang REUTER, Daniel BRÜCK, Timo SCHINDLER, Hartmut PAUL, Heiko HOLIGHAUS
  • Patent number: 10024348
    Abstract: A corner connector for connecting at least two frame profiles of a frame rack arranged perpendicular to each other, which frame rack consists of a plurality of pieces, at least one of which is designed to bear against one or more of the frame profiles, characterized in that the piece which is designed to bear against one or more of the frame profiles is a first molded sheet metal part with a receiving opening in which or on which a threaded sleeve is situated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Timo Schindler
  • Patent number: 9871353
    Abstract: A base assembly for the rack of a switchgear cabinet, comprising horizontal frame profiles which have the height h and which surround a base section of the rack, wherein at the height h, the frame profiles have a first horizontal mounting plane, is characterized in that, spaced from the first horizontal mounting plane, at least one additional mounting plane is provided, on or adjoining a fixed support which is formed at least sectionally on one or more of the frame profiles and projects into the base section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Siegfried Boehme, Daniel Brueck, Wolfgang Reuter, Timo Schindler
  • Publication number: 20160363150
    Abstract: A corner connector for connecting at least two frame profiles of a frame rack arranged perpendicular to each other, which frame rack consists of a plurality of pieces, at least one of which is designed to bear against one or more of the frame profiles, characterized in that the piece which is designed to bear against one or more of the frame profiles is a first molded sheet metal part with a receiving opening in which or on which a threaded sleeve is situated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Timo SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20160352082
    Abstract: A base assembly for the rack of a switchgear cabinet, comprising horizontal frame profiles which have the height h and which surround a base section of the rack, wherein at the height h, the frame profiles have a first horizontal mounting plane, is characterized in that, spaced from the first horizontal mounting plane, at least one additional mounting plane is provided, on or adjoining a fixed support which is formed at least sectionally on one or more of the frame profiles and projects into the base section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Siegfried BOEHME, Daniel BRÜCK, Wolfgang REUTER, Timo SCHINDLER
  • Publication number: 20160352080
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a frame profile of a rack for a switching or distribution cabinet, which forms a vertical and/or horizontal profile of the rack, consisting of a plurality of profile sections, which at least in part fit into each other, in order to form an open or closed hollow profile, with the additional features: at least one first profile section which has a plurality of attachment openings, wherein a first surface of the profile section determines an exterior assembly plane; by at least one second profile section a sealing plane for sealing of the inner area of the rack is defined; the outer assembly plane is displaced by the sealing plane to the inner area of the rack; and the attachment openings of the first profile section point away from the inner area of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel BRUECK, Heiko HOLIGHAUS, Hartmut PAUL, Wolfgang REUTER, Timo SCHINDLER
  • Patent number: 8492651
    Abstract: A housing is used to accommodate electrical switching components. The housing includes a housing body, a cover, and a seal between the housing body and the cover. The cover is fastened to the housing body using fastening elements. A smooth transition is formed between the side parts of the housing body and the cover on the housing side having the seal. Thus a particularly easy to clean housing can be provided, wherein the housing meets the exceptional hygienic requirements that exist, for example, in the field of the food industry or in medical fields. In the housing as descried, soiling can no longer collect on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Timo Schindler
  • Publication number: 20110266934
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing, which is used to accommodate in particular electrical switching components, comprising a housing body, a cover, and a seal between the housing body and the cover, wherein the cover is fastened to the housing body using fastening elements. The invention further relates to a method for changing over a seal of such a housing. According to the invention, a smooth transition is formed between the side parts of the housing body and the cover on the housing side having the seal. Thus a particularly easy to clean housing can be provided, wherein the housing in particular meets the exceptional hygienic requirements that exist, for example, in the field of the food industry or in medical fields. In contrast to housing embodiments known from the prior art, soiling can no longer collect on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: RITTAL GMBH & CO.KG
    Inventor: Timo Schindler